Category: Heroes

It’s hard enough for a veteran to find a job. What about one who needs his service dog by his side? That’s the case for Clay Luthy in Abilene, Texas. Where he goes, so does his 10-year-old dog, Charlotte. So, when he showed up at the local Lowe’s to apply for a job, he brought Charlotte to the interview. After all, they’re a package deal. Like hammer and nails. The management at Lowe’s didn’t blink. They hired Clay. And Charlotte,

It wasn’t that big of a deal for Josette Duran to pack two school lunches. She started doing it when her son, Dylan, asked her to. She figured she had a growing boy who wanted more food. Until the day she asked him, “Are you not getting full?” That’s when Dylan shared the extra food wasn’t for him. It was for another boy at school who couldn’t afford to buy or bring lunch. When the other boy’s mother found out

Lt. Kenneth Knox of Meriwether, Georgia can now add, “Godfather” to his title. Knox shared on his Facebook page that he’s been a cop for 25 years. He answered a call late last month that changed his life forever. Young parents called 911 because their baby girl was choking. They had tried CPR, nothing was working until Lt. Knox showed up. He was able to dislodge what was choking the baby. He describes how hearing baby Ma’Yavi Parham cry was

A hero cowboy galloping through a Walmart parking lot is something you might expect to see only in the movies, if at all. 28-year-old Robert Borba doesn’t think what he did is any big deal, he was just trying to help out a woman in distress as he made his way to his local Walmart when he heard his cries. And yeah, sure, he happen to have his horse and lasso with him for a trip to Walmart. That part isn’t

This is so not the white cop pulls over African American man story we’ve been seeing the news lately. Mark Ross knew he was in trouble as soon as he saw the flashing lights in the rear view mirror. Actually, the trouble, the tragedy, started hours before. Ross was in Ohio when he got the devastating phone call. His teenaged sister had been killed in a car accident. Ross knew he had to get to his grieving mother as soon

Consider this– the impossible trash can toss heard across the campus of The Ohio State University. One student, Vinny Forte, got what seemed like a impossible dare from the professor in organic chemistry. Make the shot from across the lecture hall and everyone in the class would get an “A” on the first quiz of the year. The attempt and success was captured on video and shared on Twitter. S/o to Benny for making this shot and getting the entire

American Gold Medal Swimmer Lilly King is proving to be a champion in more ways than just the shiny hardware she can now wear proudly around her neck. King has been outspoken on drug cheats being allowed to compete in the Olympics. USA Today’s Christine Brennan has been doing a wonderful job of covering the controversy. She reports this particular spat centers around King and her rival, Russia’s Yulia Efimova. The Russian the 2012 bronze medalist and world champion who

Lord knows it sure isn’t being a police officer these days. Cops get it from all sides. Even jabs you might not realize. Four police officers near Pittsburgh, PN have a story that certainly shows that side of things. The four cops from the Homestead, PN Police Department were grabbing some dinner at the Eat ‘n Park restaurant where they are regulars. While they were sitting there waiting for their orders to brought out they overheard a couple that was about

Forget going to Disneyland or meeting some pop singer, former President Jimmy Carter was the dream come true for 10-year-old Carter Beckhard-Suozzi. The Make-A-Wish foundation granted the boy a wish as he battled leukemia. ABC News says Carter was very clear on his wish. He wanted to meet the man he is named after and talk about all that they have in common. No matter what your politics, I think you have to agree this is a pretty special moment and

Is a long line of hugs going to heal all the wounds from this past weekend? Can hugs solve the world’s problems? Of course not. Still, I had to share this scene that warmed my heart so– Residents of Dallas, Texas spontaneously showing up at police headquarters simply to give a hug to police officers. To offer their condolences for the five officers killed Thursday and the seven others wounded. To say they appreciate them putting their lives on the line